There was a good group in attendance at the Hereford Alumni Roundup Lunch and Wine Tasting Extravaganza which was held on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at La Buena Vida Vineyards in Grapevine, Texas. It was an opportunity for Hereford's alumni to get a head start on the day by getting reconnected with old friends and classmates prior to that evening's reunion dinner. There were a total of thirty-two who attended the three-hour lunch event. Twenty of Hereford's wine enthusiasts were on hand for the wine tasting class which was coincidentally taught by Adam Artho, who is employed by La Buena Vida Vineyards as a wineologist and whose parents are from Hereford. Adam, who attended elementary school in Hereford but is a 1992 graduate of Vega High School, is the son of Raymond Artho (Class of 1967) and Christi Loerwald Artho (Class of 1969), who were both in attendance for the wine tasting class.

Most of those who played in the Whiteface band back in the sixties and early seventies that volunteered their time to play in the "Hereford Alumni All-Star, Train-Wreck Band" at last month's in Grapevine hadn't play much over the past few years and in some case, decades since graduating from Hereford High School. But that didn't stop any of them from trying at the Hereford Alumni Roundup Dinner on October 6. And one would have assumed that their sound would have taken you all the way back to 7th grade beginners' band class when they took the stage at the reunion dinner. No way! Under the direction of Ray Leasure (Class of 1970), and wife Marylin Murphey Leasure (Class of 1971), the make-shift band actually sounded pretty good! On bass clarinet was Ray Leasure, Kay Euler Barber (Class of 1970) - flute, Marilyn Murphey Leasure - clarinet, Joe Pesina (Class of 1971) - tenor sax, Tyler Thompson (Class of 1967) - and Joe Angel (Class of 1969) - trumbone. The group did an excellent job of performing the Herd Fight Song as well as Hereford's Alma Mater. The banquet that evening concluded with everyone standing and singing the school song.

Julie Mays, wife of Hereford High School Alumni Association founder, Lee Mays, said that the Hostile Herd Breakfast Buffet was the most fun of all of the alumni reunion's events. Julie, a 1974 graduate of Trinity High School in Euless, Texas, was one of about a dozen present for the breakfast which was held on Sunday, October 7. The event took place at The Vineyard Restaurant inside the Hilton DFW Lakes in Grapevine. For three hours over the extended breakfast, the group spent time laughing, reminiscing about classmates, talking about Hereford, and trying to remember the names of the two hamburger joints on opposite ends of "the drag" in our hometown during the 1960's. It was remembered, and everyone at the table was certain, that one of turnaround spots was called "A & W Rootbeer." Do you remember the name of the other hamburger drive-in?

Denise King Stark (Class of= 1966), (pictured above on the right with fellow 1966 classmate, Gwyn Albracht Broome), was the only one at the alumni breakfast who could remember that the name of the little eatery that students herded to across the street from the high school was called "The Corral" back in the sixties. Now do you remember the name of the lady who was it's owner? Also, do you remember those "humdingers" we all enjoyed back in those days?

Here's a wonderful hometown bo y makes good story for you.

It started with a phone call o n the last day of June when Hereford's Keith Kitchens (Class of 1973), just thought he was going to have a relaxing weekend by the lake. One phone call changed it all.

The former longtime Shallowater football coach was at his home on Lake Kemp near Wichita Falls that Saturday when he got word there was an opening for him in the U.S. Senior Open Championships. By Monday afternoon, Kitchens had already flown to Chicago and in the midst of a three-hour drive to Whistling Straits Golf Course in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Century 21 United-Northside of San Antonio, Texas heads a line-up of Hereford High School Alumni Association's new sponsors for 2007 with the $300 "Three Dog Night" Sponsorship. The real estate firm is owned by Jan Brittain Faulkner (Class of 1967), and husband Jim Faulkner, a 1965 graduate of Dimmitt High School. Other new sponsors include La Vina Winery with the $200 "It Takes Two Baby" Sponsorship. The La Union, New Mexico based winery is owned by the husband and wife team of Ken Stark (Class of 1967) and Denise King Stark (Class of 1966).

$100 "One is the Loneliest Number" Sponsorships added this year includes Baskets of Joy owned by Cynthia Bicknell, David L. Marcontell Insurance owned by Dave Marcontell (Class of 1965), Galen Evans, CPA (Class of 1968), Tyler Thompson, (Class of 1967),and Danny Boyer Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Danny Boyer (Class of 1969), agent.

Class reunions are for seeing = all of those special people you knew and remembering the special times you had back at Hereford High School. But during the years in-between class reunions, and for the sake of those who are no longer with us - never must we forget them. A special way in which you can remember and honor your classmates, schoolmates, parents, and/or teachers is with the "I Will Remember You" Sponsorship. This is a unique service provided by Hereford High School Alumni Association. In our world today, personal computers and the Internet are such a major part of our everyday lives. It is now a convenience for you to go to the alumni website's Memorial page at any time, glance at a photo of a fallen classmate and honor them with your memory. By having the ability to view an old photograph or read a thoughtful poem, you will be able to keep him or her close to your thoughts, your heart, and your prayers. In addition, all of the funds rasied from the "I Will Remember You" Sponsorships will go towards a college scholarship which will help a graduate from Hereford High School Class of 2008. The cost for each sponsorship is $50. To become a sponsor please click onto the link below.

I knew that voice because Suzanne's voice, her personality, and her overall great sense of humor cannot be mistaken for anyone else's once you've been around her. And anytime I hear that it's a graduate from Hereford High School whose out there accomplishing something good and noteworthy for the entire world, then my first instinct is to get their story published in this newsletter so that the entire Hereford alumni community can know about it. So with that backdrop, please click onto the link below and take a few minutes to read Suzanne's bio, which are in her own words...

"My parents raised me to believe that anything would be possible and that I could be or do anything I wanted", says Suzanne Smith Collier. "So, through my life, I set out to see if that theory would stand the test of time."

By Suzanne Smith Collier : It's not just your imagination!

Think your payments are due quicker than ever? Find late charges on every bill? Did your interest rate start out low and is now higher than Mount Everest? You're not crazy! All these things may very well be happening! It is amazing how many ways credit card companies are making money - and making life miserable for so many people. I've said credit cards are the devil before, and I believe that more than ever.

Hereford High School Class of 1958 is planning their 50th year class reunion in Hereford on Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26, 2008 at the Hereford Senior Citizens Center. A formal planning session was held back in May and future organizational meetings and announcements will be forthcoming on this web site. All graduates from the Class of 1958 are asked to contact class organizer, Mr. Lookingbill, regarding details of the reunion at 1- 806-647-7619.

As the 2007 Texas high school football season winds down, the Hostile Herd will face our long- time gridiron foe, the Dumas Demons in an away game in Dumas, Texas this Friday night. Led by head coach Don Delozier, this is Hereford's final game of the regular season as bi- district playoffs begin next week.

Whether Detective Sherlock Hol= mes ever uttered the words "elementary, my dear Watson" is purely speculative. But we do need to go back as far as elementary school to try to find those classmates who have drifted away like the wind. This means that we must have a detective's mentality and go all-out to track down each and every classmate we shared those PB&J sandwiches with back in Hereford. If you're a class leader with this desire and have maintained your class' list, then please send it to us. If you have an electronic list of your then email it to: info@herefordalumni.com. If you have a hard copy file then mail it to: HHS Alumni Association - 1108 Oakridge Drive - Euless, Texas 76040. We have software that will allow us to take a name and an address and do an aggressive search in order to possibly arrive with that individual's current address and telephone number. It's not a perfect science but it's worth the effort. Once we've done our research then we'll send you the results. It's extremely important that we make our best effort to find every lost classmate from Hereford.

For the third straight season under head coach Don Carthel, West Texas A&M football will finish the season on top of the Lone Star Conference as Saturday night the No. 4 Buffs clinched at least a share of the 2007 LSC title with a 31-0 victory over Central Oklahoma at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium.